Rookie Eagles pitcher hoping to pitch in Korean Series after getting 1st postseason taste

Still just weeks away from his 19th birthday, Hanwha Eagles rookie right-hander Jeong Woo-joo is grateful for the chance to pitch in postseason games for the first time. He now hopes he will get to keep doing that beyond this week. Jeong threw 3 1/3 shutout innings in a start against the Samsung Lions in Game 4 of the teams' best-of-five Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) postseason series Wednesday night. Relying on high fastballs, Jeong struck out five batters in a dominant showing that exceeded even the most optimistic of expectations. A win would have sent the Eagles to the Korean Series for the first time since 2006, but they blew a 4-0 lead and lost 7-4, setting up a do-or-die Game 5 for Friday night at Daejeon Hanwha Life Ballpark in the central city of Daejeon. That game was Jeong's second postseason outing, following a relief appearance in Game 2 on Sunday. The pitcher said he couldn't have asked for much more in his rookie campaign. "I didn't think I would get to start a postseason game in my rookie year," Jeong told reporters before the deciding game at his home park. "I am so tWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times